Influences of shrub vegetation on distribution and diversity of a ground beetle community in a Gobi desert ecosystem

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2601-2619

  Liu, Ji Liang ^a   Li, Feng Rui ^a   Liu, Chang An ^a   Liu, Qi Jun ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Beetle diversity; Microhabitat preferences; Nitraria sphaerocarpa; Reaumuria soongorica; Shrub communities; Shrub beetle relationship

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; DESERT; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; PITFALL TRAP; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SHRUB; SHRUBLAND; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GOBI DESERT;

ANATOLICA; BLAPS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CYPHOGENIA CHINENSIS; LETHRUS; MICRODERA; NITRARIA SPHAEROCARPA; REAUMURIA SOONGARICA;

EID: 84865430796     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0320-4     Document Type: Article

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